Great reporting.
These numbers look enormous.
Hopefully the Austrian government will listen and back down but if they don't then sooner or later the protestors are going to turn elements of the security forces (many of whom don't like what they are being called upon to do) arm up, storm the police stations and arm up further and then overthrow the tyrannical government.
After all the government and those that support them are a bunch of pussies who are scared to death of a minor disease. Who is going to fight for them when this gets to armed resistance? Those of their security forces who took the vax will be dropping like flies from heart attacks when put in a high pressure situation.
Lets hope for a peaceful solution.
The numbers reported by the police (counted via their helicopters apparently) were 350000. Which seems much more likely. That square in the photo is massive. It’s enormous. And there were more people still filling the whole length of the ring street, which is also very long and wide. It was extremely peaceful. There was 1 incident that seemed staged as heck. Msm were already waiting around, cameras ready, police waiting at the same spot... right at this spot, they arrested somebody who acted out.
Of course that was all the media reported on. And that there were nothing but “far right neo nazis”, anti vaxxers, covid deniers etc. At first they said it was a few 100 people protesting and later a few 1000.
The chancellor was spewing hate and lies for days afterwards, about “how appalled he was at these far right anti vaxxers who violently riot while the good people stay at home and the hospitals overflow of the unvaccinated. “
Every interview he gives is nothing but hate and trying to divide. And lies, supported by the media.
I am from Austria, but couldn’t be at the protest, due to being caretaker of my husband. But I watched the whole thing on live streams and videos.
There’s a lot of upset people. Vaxxed and not cov-vaxxed. Because that mandate with potential large fines is intended for everyone, including people who refuse their next shot. And there’s plenty who don’t want another one. But still, I fear it’s not enough people. There’s still so many who believe everything the government, their “experts” and propaganda tell them. The media here is extreme. Not one bit of truth gets covered.
Maybe it will be the healthcare workers from the hospitals who end up having enough counter pressure on the government. It’s about 9000 of them who united. They will quit on the spot if the mandate comes. Who knows.
Thank you for taking the time to give us all this info.
It is appreciated.
Thank you! You're welcome! I'll gladly write about anything I know.
I really like your posts as well btw!
Appreciate your great reporting comment but I'm not really sure that's what this is. If I had only been there you would see unbelievable drone footage! And that would be great reporting.
While the idea of overthrowing tyrannical governments sounds appealing, as I mentioned here, a more effective 'rebellion' would be to pull out of centralised systems, disabling the elite from their control mechanisms. The unfortunate problem with our current system is that one tyrannical government tends to be replaced by another, quite well demonstrated by Orwell's Animal Farm. And so, as you said, let's hope for a peaceful solution which will likely be more lasting than a violent one.
Though, just to cover all possible outcomes, I am making preparations to exit society altogether. Nothing good can come from this growing division between vaxed and unvaxed. How long will it be before the unvaxed are the enemy? For the people of Austria, they have just a few months.